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Chandrika & Asiff Hussein Back the Present Sri Lankan Government

ALWAYS SUPPORT A GOVERNMENT THAT DOES GOOD! Yes, even Madame Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga knows that in her heart. Having lost her beloved father to nationalist extremism, she very well knows the dangers of the very forces he unleashed to the … Continue reading

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Elongation … Garner rises to the Occasion

Item sent by Dulip Karunaratne of Brisbane, 12 July 2024 Joel Garner*, Cricket legendary fast bowler from West Indies, is 6 feet 8 inches tall.  In his playing years, his height was a big attraction. Once at a dinner in … Continue reading

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Cliffhanger Cricket at Headingley in UK

Errol the Fernando in Melbourne, writing to his alter ego, Gavin Assauw, 24 June 2025 Dear Gavin, This is exactly what Ben Stokes had in mind when he won the toss and inserted. He wanted a fourth innings chase on … Continue reading

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Hong Kong Give Sri Lanka A Scare in Asia Cup

ITEM in The Island, 16 Septmber  2025 with this title “Nissanke helps Sri Lanka edge sloppy Hong Kong in a thriller” A Pathum Nissanka fifty at the top of the innings, and a Wanidu Hasaranga cameo at the end saw … Continue reading

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Sri Lanka Snatch Victory from the Jaws of Defeat

First 50-Over ODI in Harare  is a Nailbiter …  followed  by this Thuppahiyaaa on ball-by-ball script in ESPN ………………  With one MADUSHANKA producing  a hat trick in  Over no 50 to complement Asitha  Fernando’s superb over no 49 Zimbabwe vs … Continue reading

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Multiple HITS on Sri Lankan Economy From M-East Wars

Shamindra Ferdinando, in The ISLAND, 10 March 2026 …. “Prof. Dunusinghe warns Lanka at serious risk due to ME war” Prof. Priyanga Dunusinghe has warned that Sri Lanka could face a catastrophic situation due to a rapid and sharp drop … Continue reading

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Sideshots in Facebook on the Israeli’s Sinking of An Iranian Frigate near Lanka

Charith Senanayake in FACEBOOK, early March 2026 Conclusion… or just the dramatic beginning of the Iranian warship drama,.…………………….. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/4/at-least-100-missing-after-iranian-military-ship-sinks-off-sri-lanka-coast Off the sunny shores of Lanka, a plot worthy of a naval Netflix series unfolded….!!!  Ali Khamenei’s sailor boys were heading … Continue reading

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The Pros & Cons of T20 Cricket Today …. Six-hitting Sleepiness?

Ian Chappell, in  ESPNcricinfo, 5 May 2024 where the title reads “Will T20 get to the point where it becomes wearisome?” Over the years I’ve learnt that for every upside in an idea – no matter how good – it’s … Continue reading

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Kamindu Mendis Steps Up …..

 Andrew Fidel Fernando = “Versatile Kamindu hints at finding his T20 home” … in ESPNcricinfo, 9 Feb 2026 The allrounder has long seemed a ready-made T20 cricketer and this innings may be the performance he needed. Sometimes you can be a … Continue reading

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Sri Lankans Smother Windies Comfortably in ODI at Pallekelle

Andrew Fidel Fernando in ESPNcricinfo, 23 October 2024, where the title reads “Hasaranga and Theekshana spin West Indies out and seal Sri Lanka series win” Rutherford and Motie put on a WI record ninth-wicket stand but it was in vain. … Continue reading

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